Fishing bait



Dee. 4, 1923. y 1,476,139

J. R. BINGHAM FISHING BAIT Filed sept. 2s, 1920 lvwentoa.

VPatented Dec. 4, 1923.

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' 1feppliation filed september 23, 1920. serial-1vol'412,157:l

To all whom t may] concern:` Y

Be it known that I, JOHN R. BINGHAM, a citizen of the United States, ,residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of Washington, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fishing' Bait, of which the following is a specication.

My inventionv relates tofimprovements in artificial fishing bait, and deals more particularly with that classk of bait 'commonly known as a non-spinning spoon.` y

The primary object of my invention isto provide an artificial bait which will resemble the outline of a small fish,both in its general form and action in the water.

Another object of the invention is to prof dive an artificial bait which is very simple in construction and consequently durable and inexpensive to manufacture.

The above, and other objects of the invention of a more obvious character which will become apparent as the description proceeds, are obtained by the provision of a bait comprising an elongated Vthin sheet of metal or other suitable material having fins running longitudinally thereof and extending laterally from each face: so as to `rest upon the water. n Each of the fins is constructedv so as to taper toward each Vend from a medial point, whereby the two fins together throw a shadow in the water resembling a small fish, and is of less width than the bodyformed by the sheet of metal in order to permit an oscillatory motion of thev body plate abouty its longitudinal center as an axis. The fins are widest at the front endof the body in order to give greater buoyancy to that end and to cause the lureto rise in the water.

In the accompanying drawings :nV

Fig. 1 is a side elevational View,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view,

Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective of one of the fins before it is attached to the body plate.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, 10 indicates an elongated body, which, in the present instance, is formed of thin metal and the ends of which are rounded so as to give a generally attractive appearance to the device. At the head 11 of the plate is secured the swivel V12 which serves to connect the trolling line to the body plate, and at the tail 13 is connected the hook 14.

From each face ofthe body plate laterally extends a n l'which runs longitudinally on the plate for substantially its entire length.rv

The fins should preferably be constructed so as to taper in width from a medial point, asv

at 16, toward their ends 17, 18, the taper toward the head end 17 being more sharp than the gradual taper to-ward the tail end i 18,. It will b e noted that vwhen thus constructed the two fins together resemble the outline of a fish and together Vare 4of considerably less width than the bodyV plate.

Moreover, it `will be noted that the fins are i broadest at the forward end of the body plate, thereby giving greater buoyancy to that end of the plate and causing the lure to rise in the water. These fins may be formed in any suitable manner, and in the 'present vinstance are shown as constructed of separate pieces of metal bent along Vtheir longitudinal centers 19 to form the laterally extending fin portions 15 and the downwardlyV plate-paralleling' securing faces 20.. The fins A may be secured to the body plate by welding the faces 20 thereto or in any other manner found to be convenient. It will also be notedl that the fins extend laterally from.. the body plate in a plane at right angles to the faces of the plate and thus are adapted to rest with their under surfaces upon lthe water.

In, operation the bait is drawn through the water by the trolling line,v the bait'being in the position shown in` Fig'. 1 with the under surfaces of the ns resting upon the water and the body plate restingedgewise on the water. As the bait is pulled through the water the fins cause theplate to 4wobble slightly from side to sidebut prevent theV plate from rotating. Thus the bait takes the darting motion common to small fish, and hence affords a bait very attractive to 'the largery fish.V

It will be understood that the device shown in the accompanying drawings andl herein described in detail is not restrictive 0f my invention, but merely illustrative, it being representative of but one of many forms in which the invention could be embodied.

Anv artificial fish bait comprising a rela- .y

tively narrow elongated body, a pair of substantially flat finsextending laterally from opposite faces of vsaid body and running'longitudinally thereo each iin tapering- ;in mitted, and said lfnsubeing Wider adjacent width vfrom am'edial pointfadja'ce'nt the rforthe .forward endl of the body-so las'to impart v10 Ward end of the body toward eachend thereagreater lbuoyancy thereto at its front end of, the forward taper being considerably to cause the lure to rise in the Water. Y sharper than the rearward taper 'andthe Intestim'onyfwhereof I have hereunto set ns being shorter and of substantiallyless my hand. Y o Y Width than the body whereby osoillatory motion of the'body Without rotation is perv JOHN R. BINGHAM. 

